Young girls from Sakinaka are scared of attending school owing to ongoing harassment from a group of minor boys from the adjoining slums, while they pass through the area. Despite multiple complaints, the local police have said they are constrained by the legal limitations of taking action against minors.

The girls’ families have documented incidents, and have sought justice through the high court, our front- page report said. The girls suffer as lewd gestures and remarks passed by these boys continue. Parents of the victims had approached the Bombay High Court as the Child Welfare Committee disapproved permission to register an FIR against the group of minor boys.  The boys have broken the CCTV of the school gate to destroy the evidence.